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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is Queen Mary in 1554?

2. When are Katherine and Frances Grey allowed to visit Henry?

3. On February 9, 1554, how many days has Jane been given to talk of holy things?

4. What languages does Jane study in 1553?

5. How many children has the Duchess of Northumberland had?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Jane moved after her father-in-law is arrested, and who attends to her?

2. How does Guilford spend time with Jane when she is at Chelsea?

3. How is Mary doing at the time of Jane's death?

4. What does Frances Grey achieve for herself and her daughters by the summer of 1554?

5. Why is it a problem that there be a Tudor son to succeed King Edward?

6. Why does Jane believe that her family has "every right to royal magnificence" (5)?

7. What does Princess Mary do when she learns that Jane has been crowned queen?

8. What happens when Queen Mary appears to be pregnant?

9. Why is it a good thing that Jane did not set her heart on marrying Ned Seymour?

10. How is Frances Grey celebrated in death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Last Tudor? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Gregory uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Gregory use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? How are some of the idioms used in The Last Tudor unique to the time period and culture?

Essay Topic 3

Jane is a devout Protestant. How does she view Catholicism? Why does she believe it is wrong?

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